What Bourbon Are You Drinking Summer 2022?

[mbroo5880i]

On 8/6/2022 at 7:36 PM, flahute said:

Last year I did a Stagg Jr. pick with my local. The pick was done in my dining room. The store owner left the sample bottles with me.

Today is sample kill day. Birthday weekend continues!

 

Happy Birthday "weekend" Steve.  At least, you limited to a weekend.  Women celebrate their birthday month.  

 

A friend of mine's birthday is Tuesday.  He celebrated on Friday.  There are some great pictures of him being carried out of the bar over another guy's shoulder after numerous tequila shots.  It would be great bribe material except his wife was there.  

Edited August 8, 2022 by mbroo5880i

[mbroo5880i]

13 hours ago, Anwalt said:

Had OF Birthday & Sib for the first time at the distillery yesterday.  Liked them both quite a lot, The Boy and I both preferred the SiB.  Had the 117 Series Angel's Share at Evergreen- and that was fantastic.

 

Tried Blantons SiB, son had heard much about it.

Then the OF Angel's Share.

Then their store pick of Rebel Cask Strength (Sweet, smooth for its proof, still harsh on the finish)

Blue Run 12 year because someone tried it and really liked it - to my surprise it was very good, second favorite of the lot

Basil Hayden 10y, bought for us, liked it much more than their regular bottle

 

Opened a the Five Trails Whiskey Coors put out that we saw at Costco.  Surprisingly good for something so young.

Bought a bottle of the regular Seagrass rye.  Did not like it.  I like sweet, but not aspartane.  Maybe it'll grow on me, seems unlikely.

 

Sounds like you guys are having a great time!   Nothing like distillery pours and trying something new!  

[FasterHorses]

13 hours ago, Anwalt said:

Had OF Birthday & Sib for the first time at the distillery yesterday.  Liked them both quite a lot, The Boy and I both preferred the SiB.  Had the 117 Series Angel's Share at Evergreen- and that was fantastic.

 

Tried Blantons SiB, son had heard much about it.

Then the OF Angel's Share.

Then their store pick of Rebel Cask Strength (Sweet, smooth for its proof, still harsh on the finish)

Blue Run 12 year because someone tried it and really liked it - to my surprise it was very good, second favorite of the lot

Basil Hayden 10y, bought for us, liked it much more than their regular bottle

 

Opened a the Five Trails Whiskey Coors put out that we saw at Costco.  Surprisingly good for something so young.

Bought a bottle of the regular Seagrass rye.  Did not like it.  I like sweet, but not aspartane.  Maybe it'll grow on me, seems unlikely.

Birthday Bourbon was  the 2021 i suspect? Some of the older ones were way nicer. This may have been their youngest one yet. Heaven Hill, Four Roses, WIld Turkey next up? Hard for me to keep it all straight.

[mbroo5880i]

Bourbon?  Oh, I guess WT101.  Good stuff.  Enjoying a few solid pours.  OK, maybe 3 solid pours followed by a little bitty pour just to end the weekend. 

 

 

 

[Thomm]

7 hours ago, MissMohawk said:

Sometimes it's the most simple things that soothe your soul..... Evenings like this are rare enough in Ireland, sitting in the August sun at 19:30 sipping bourbon (basic, Jim Beam) listening to burning heart, survivor, in my own company. 

In the burning heart

Just about to burst

There's a quest for bourbon

An unquenchable thirst...

 

 

 

 

[MissMohawk]

6 hours ago, fishnbowljoe said:

Nice pic Jess. Glad you enjoyed your evening. On a different note, I’ve been meaning to ask you a question. How are things going regarding your Master’s Program? Well I hope.

 

Biba! Joe

Thank you.

The classes for the Master's starts in September so I still have free time to enjoy before then.

[MissMohawk]

7 hours ago, GeeTen said:

 

Is that a Waterford tumbler???  Very nice!   

 

There is no stamp on it so I have to assume it's not Waterford. It's my favourite drinking glass though  

[Anwalt]

9 hours ago, FasterHorses said:

Birthday Bourbon was  the 2021

 

Yup.

[TwoFingers]

At the beach for a couple days, enjoying some EW 1783.  Things are always better at the beach.

[markandrex]

ER10 this evening.

[smokinjoe]

Needing a bracer this evening after a very challenging day.  So, went to the 2014 George T Stagg.  The great thing about all GTS, regardless of year, is that it maintains its distinct house profile, while increases of age and proof impart their influences.  The chewy and earthy (a bit even grassy) notes hang through and are not lost to the char and ABV.  There are several barrel proof bourbons that I like…very much.  But none present the complexity, depth, heaviness, and trueness to its roots, as The King.  

[Mattk]

Not often I post over here. But I'm at my brothers for the regional of my uncles passing. Hope that makes sense. And the local store had no rye. So ECBP tonight.

[FasterHorses]

A solemn pour of lot b. Frickers

[Cibsie]

Found a really cool bourbon bar within a half hour of home.  Had my first ever pours of ETL and HH17 tonight.  Both were great pours, but that HH17 was unlike anything I've ever had.  Gotta land a bottle someday, but I probably won't.

[MissMohawk]

Having my first glass of 1792 small batch. Beautiful caramel is the first thing I notice, on the nose and palate. Having it with ice outside as we are still having some lovely sunshine here. 

I find my surroundings make a difference (maybe I'm weird but if I'm in a bar there is too much going on around for me to get a good idea of a bourbon, if I'm in a nice quiet room I can get a much better understanding of the smell and taste) , looking forward to trying this inside some evening soon too.

Love the bottle too. 

[Marekv8]

Hotel room pour of age-stated Fighting Cock before dinner with clients…

 

[jvd99]

An oldie from the bunker…found this guy on a shelf at my local Binnys shortly after I got into bourbon which was many moons ago. Fantastic but needs a lot of water at almost 140

 

 

[mbroo5880i]

On 8/8/2022 at 7:37 PM, smokinjoe said:

Needing a bracer this evening after a very challenging day.  So, went to the 2014 George T Stagg.  The great thing about all GTS, regardless of year, is that it maintains its distinct house profile, while increases of age and proof impart their influences.  The chewy and earthy (a bit even grassy) notes hang through and are not lost to the char and ABV.  There are several barrel proof bourbons that I like…very much.  But none present the complexity, depth, heaviness, and trueness to its roots, as The King.  

 

Whoa, no ice?  That is a healthy pour.  I know you enjoyed it but I hope it helped!

[markandrex]

Went out this evening to the Capitol theatre to hear a speaker who does a podcast called “Bardstown”.  Before you get too excited it is about five unsolved murders in that area, not bourbon.  She is an investigative reporter for a Louisville station.  
Now that I am home it is time for a HH 6yr BiB, seemed appropriate.

[kcgumbohead]

4 hours ago, Marekv8 said:

Hotel room pour of age-stated Fighting Cock before dinner with clients…

 

A fondly remembered oldie but goodie. Too bad it was a victim of BBS ( Benjamin Button Syndrome )

[kcgumbohead]

The weekly work trip has allowed me to get quite familiar with the Starlight double oaked available locally here in Chattanooga.

It delivers on what I have heard double oaked should feature and bests by a long shot the Woodford version. I find it almost too drinkable as it goes down real easy but the lasting impact is that of a mood pour vs. regular rotation. It is very good but personally the standard bourbon and rye profile wins out. Great addition just not an everyday kinda thing. Haven’t had a Starlight yet that I haven’t enjoyed so they are doing some really nice work up there.

[StarSurfer55]

 

SO here my lineup from last night.  I had a Mexican colleague bring me back the Abasolo and Nixta from  a recent trip back home to Southern Mexico.

 

My wife and I did a taste comparison with Balcones Baby Blue. I wish that I had been able to add a mellow Corn to the lineup but did not have one.  Our tasting notes are below:

 

Baby blue:  corn sweetness on the nose,  corn mustiness on the palate which I do not like but my wife did not dislike.  Overall, a good corn whiskey

 

Abasolo:  very similar nose to the baby blue and very similar in taste.  This is a 100% corn mash bill. the only difference was that the Abasolo had a distinct medicinal taste that we both found off-putting.

 

Nixta:  this is a corn Liqueur.  I was interested in this as the corn is put through the nixtamalization process prior to fermentation and distillation.  Nixtamalization is the process of treating the corn with an Alkali solution to raise pH (historically, this was done with lye).  It makes the B vitamins in corn more bioavailable thereby increasing the nutrient value of the corn.  This is how Hominy is made.  If the hominy is then dried and ground, it becomes grits.    Since I grew up with both hominy and grits, I knew what the taste profile for hominy was very different from corn.  ON the nose, it smelled like hominy with no sweetness.  On the palate, it tasted like  you opened a can of hominy and then dumped in sugar.  Very different nose and taste profiles.  I found this very interesting.

 

I picked up a bottle of Kentucky Owl Confiscated to close this out.  It is distilled in KY but bottle in Laccasine, Louisiana (I presume that the bottling is done at at the Bayou Rum distillery.  Typical bourbon nose and taste but with a decidedly floral bloom at the end.  My wife and I both liked it.  

 

 

[Marekv8]

2 hours ago, StarSurfer55 said:

 

SO here my lineup from last night.  I had a Mexican colleague bring me back the Abasolo and Nixta from  a recent trip back home to Southern Mexico.

 

My wife and I did a taste comparison with Balcones Baby Blue. I wish that I had been able to add a mellow Corn to the lineup but did not have one.  Our tasting notes are below:

 

Baby blue:  corn sweetness on the nose,  corn mustiness on the palate which I do not like but my wife did not dislike.  Overall, a good corn whiskey

 

Abasolo:  very similar nose to the baby blue and very similar in taste.  This is a 100% corn mash bill. the only difference was that the Abasolo had a distinct medicinal taste that we both found off-putting.

 

Nixta:  this is a corn Liqueur.  I was interested in this as the corn is put through the nixtamalization process prior to fermentation and distillation.  Nixtamalization is the process of treating the corn with an Alkali solution to raise pH (historically, this was done with lye).  It makes the B vitamins in corn more bioavailable thereby increasing the nutrient value of the corn.  This is how Hominy is made.  If the hominy is then dried and ground, it becomes grits.    Since I grew up with both hominy and grits, I knew what the taste profile for hominy was very different from corn.  ON the nose, it smelled like hominy with no sweetness.  On the palate, it tasted like  you opened a can of hominy and then dumped in sugar.  Very different nose and taste profiles.  I found this very interesting.

 

I picked up a bottle of Kentucky Owl Confiscated to close this out.  It is distilled in KY but bottle in Laccasine, Louisiana (I presume that the bottling is done at at the Bayou Rum distillery.  Typical bourbon nose and taste but with a decidedly floral bloom at the end.  My wife and I both liked it.  

 

 

The Nixta is a cool liquid— sort of a corn version of Luxardo Maraschino.

[Phil T]

Some WT101 in a plastic cup!

 

Prost!!  Phil 

[Kepler]

On 8/7/2022 at 7:49 PM, Cibsie said:

So happy with this buy.  I might have even paid full price for this.

 

 

WT makes a nice Rye whiskey.